Couch or bed pan



Feb. 12 1924. 1,483,157

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BAUL Ears ,JULES Cease-Ese CASTRES rasees CVQUCIEP R FED PAN.

Applicationniedlanuary,17,1923. SeriaL-NQo. 613,278:`

To all ,whom t mayA concern Be it known that-I, PAUL CHAB'BERT, ACitizen of the Frerieh Republic, anlf-residing,Y at Castres, Tern, France, have inyented certain new and useful Improve-V ments in Coucher Bed Pans, ,of which the followingis a specification.

The present inventionhlS for object a flexible and removable coucher bedrpanor the purpose of isolating or holding awayre- @11m/bent infants trein their; urine- .Or other dejections, and for protectingor preservinge their linen or bedding from, saturation by these discharges, characterized-by the 00H1- bination of an apertured cover or apronwv-ith a flexible pan forming a collector, theapron being held away ifrom the bottom ofthe pan by a suitable support so as-to prevent any liquid from .reaching the upper face of the apron. lvhilst: more particularly intended for children the invention can however be employed for adolescents or adults.,

The annexed drawing representsby Way of example, one form of construgting the device according'to the` present invention.

Figure l is a planjrvievv.

FsureQ is a vertical Seeten Online fof-2 of Figure l. i j

Figure 3 is a plan view ofthe; pan.

Figures 4c and 5 are vertical sections, longitudinally and transversefrespectively, on lines 4 4 and 5 5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a part plan viewof the cover or apron.

Figures 7 and 8 are part vertical sections, longitudinal and transverse respectively, on lines 7-7 and 8-8 of Figure 6.

Figure 9 is a plan view of the support intended to maintain the apron or cover at a certain height from the bottom of the pan in such a Way as to insulate the apron from dejections which are retained by the pan.

Figures 10 and 1l are part verticall sections, longitudinal and transverse respectively, on lines 10-10 and ll-ll of Figure 9.

The pan a in which are arranged the insulating support or separator b and the apertured cover or apron c, is made of a single piece and of a waterproof textile or other material. The sides a of the pan are turned up at a right angle and connected at the four corners in such a Way as to form a collecting basin of Which the dimensions in width and in length are the same as those of the apron c and of the insulating' support placed .in thepan e, acts as a knarrow marginal-eover igures l and2) fortheapron inforder; to fhold the three members together.

The insulatingsupport or separator b is a moulding in rubber of tri-,angular ribs or headings b which intercross and form a grid or cheekerworl; of which the longitudinal and transverse beadings havev their upper vface inthe saineplane; the four beading-s at the periphery Project ,as-at Z22 from the lower face of the grid,vandfbosses .b3 at each intersection of the headings form an equal projection, so that Whenthe insulating support lf is placed upon aflatsurface it bears upon the suracefonlyby the peripheral projection `792 and the bosses 3.

Theapron o isa moulding in rubbr of triangular ribs ork headings of equal height whichv intercloss and form agrid orl checkerwelfk 0f which the lensitudral enfl- Mensverfse headings have .their upper faces in, the same plane; thek four headings atf'the periphery project as'at c from thelower face of the grid, and bosses c2 situated as hereafter explained, form an equal projection such that When the apron c is arranged upon a plane surface it bears upon such surface only by means of its peripheral projection and the bosses 02.

The insulating support or separator Z) and the apron c when superposed coincide at their peripheries; their tvvo grids have their meshes of tWo very diierent dimensions, those o-f the separator being much larger than those of the apron. The bosses b3 of the separator are placed at the intersections of the headings, While those of the apron are arranged in such a Way as each to bear upon the ribs of the separator only between two of its adjacent bosses, as shown in Figure 9 by the crosses w.

In order to put the separator b and the apron in place in the pan a, or to remove them therefrom, it is sufficient to cause the longitudinal edges a of the pan a to assume a shape suc-h as that shown in dotted lines in Figure 3: the return movement of the pan Xes in place the superposed members and locks them together in the Working position, shown in Figures l and 2.

The couch or bed-pan thus constructed is placed in the cradle, the infant being laid upon the ap-ron portion, which will than drain ofi', when such discharges occur, the liquid dejections which Will be retained in the pan.

The thickness oit' the insulating support and the useful capacity of the spaces afforded, Will place the recumbent infant out of' contact With its dejections;4 the Water tightness of the pan Will preserve the bed linen from Contact therewith and saturation thereby. l

The use of' this couch or bed-pan is ob-4 viously not restricted to infants alone; it

, can be employed for persons of' all ages, and

for all those who being incontinent or sick, evacuate in the seated or prone position, dejections or Washing liquids.

The use of an insulating support and of an apron portion each having bosses of which the quincunx relation when they are superposed, enables the construction of a couch or bed-pan having great flexibility in all directions, by utilizing the elasticity given by the points of' support or" thexapron upon the separator, the apron-bosses bearing out of line upon the beadings of the separator between the bosses.

What I claim is:

l. A flexible and. removable couch or bedpan adapted to insulate recumbent persons from their liquid dejections and to protect the bed linen, comprising a pan, of flexible and Waterproof material, forming a collector, `an apertured cover member, composed of a grid of moulded rubber, with bars intercrossing in the same plane upon their upper face and projections upon the lower face of said grid-bars, and means for separating the said cover member from the bottom of the pan and for allowing dejections to drain through the apertured cover memberinto the bottom of the pan.

2. A flexible and removable couch or bedpan adapted to insulate recumbent persons from their liquid dejections and to protect the bed linen comprising a pan, of flexible and Waterproof material, forming a collector, an apertured cover member, and a grid of moulded rubber, With bars intercrossing in the same plane upon their up-per face, and projections upon the lower face of' said grid bars, said grid being located be'- tween the bottom of the pan and the apertured apron member, 'for the purposes de scribed. V y

3. A flexible and removable couch or bedpan adapted to insulate recumbentpersons from their liquid dejections and to protect the bed linen, comprising a pan, of flexible and Waterproof material', forming a collector, an apertured cover member, composedgof a grid of' moulded rubber, with bars inter` crossing in the same plane upon their upper face and projections upon the lower face of saidgrid bars, and another grid of moulded rubber, with bars intercrossing inthe same plane upon their upper face, and projections upon the lower face of said grid-bars, said grid being located between the bottom of the pan and the apertured`apron member, for the purposes described. y

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification. f p

PAUL ELIE JULES CHABBERT. 

